The UCLA Film and Television Archive invite you to a free screening of Cecil B. DeMille's 1919 silent film, Male and Female with live musical accompaniment. The screening will be preceded by a conversation between Deborah Nadoolman Landis and Michelle Finamore, focusing on the uncredited costume designers for the film, including Clare West, Mitchell Leisen and Paul Iribe. When DeMille hired West, he informed her that he wanted costumes that would "make people gasp," and Male and Female delivered not only spectacular designs, but also everyday wear and fantastical desert island garb. The film captures a moment in time when the professional film costume designer was in ascendancy, as well as the early days of Leisen's career and the Parisian designer Paul Iribe's short-lived foray into Hollywood film.

https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/events/2023/12/02/male-and-female

Screening date: December 2, 2023 at 7:30 pm

Location: Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum: 10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024